Posts tagged Government
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Washington’s future now on Kojo
Experts from MWCOG, Coalition for Smarter Growth, the Board of Trade, Arlington, and Frederick are discussing the future of the Washington region now on Kojo. Listen live or listen to the recording after about 2 pm. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bike lanes and pushy drivers
Road dieting is healthy; Hoboken Hobikelane; Police to ticket aggressive drivers; Offices in the west; Cruzing on the Hill; Around the region; Across the nation. Keep reading…
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“Priority bus” a valuable part of the transit mix when done right
Regional planners have been focusing their efforts recently on improving transit by creating better and faster bus service. Metro is working hard to develop “priority bus corridors,” with express buses that run more often, more quickly, and more reliably than existing service. And a committee at the Transportation Planning Board has been developing a priority bus… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Taking aim
Shooting in Columbia Heights; Dissecting the transportation bill; Dulles United? Wheaton United?; Finally thinking about peds and bikes; Green Falls Church?; Stopping “jamitons”. Keep reading…
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Oberstar bill includes more money for transit, complete streets
Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-MN), the House transportation committee chairman, is set to brief reporters this afternoon on his $450 billion, six-year federal transportation bill—which he plans to pursue regardless of the Obama administration’s push for an 18-month extension of existing law. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Today in buildings
If you don’t like your historic building, let it fall down?; You say “of its time,” I say “faux modernism”; Making the FBI building work; Good plan, bad design for Walgreens?; Hotel isn’t more important than everything else; Purple Line beats opponents, highways at TPB; And…. Keep reading…
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Oberstar to release transportation outline on Wednesday
Jim Oberstar (D-MN), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, will release a “white paper” on his plans for the upcoming federal reauthorization bill in a press conference on Wednesday. Keep reading…
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Breakfast Links: The cyclists are naked and rolling
Rolling stops in Loudoun: The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office ticketed a number of cyclists last weekend who were participating in a muscular sclerosis charity event. In defending the citations for riders in the event who had slowed to 1 mph at a stop sign, Sheriff Stephen O. Simpson noted that “[t]hey forget the fact that they’re sharing that road with… Keep reading…
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A greater city is unafraid of citizens with point-and-shoot cameras
As you have hopefully heard by now, the wonderful Artomatic is taking place at 55 M Street, SE. The event is free, though donations are welcome. The nine-floor art festival is open Wednesdays through Sundays until July 5 and includes everything from Peeps diorama finalists to body paint shows. Keep reading…
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When will Oberstar’s transportation bill drop? Place your bets now
At first it was slated to emerge by June 1. Then its release was said to slip to this week. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) now plans to release his version of the six-year federal transportation bill by the end of the month, with a full House vote unlikely to come before Congress leaves for its annual August recess. Keep reading…